Orly Vardney, assistant professor (CHS) and lead investigator in the research study on influenza vaccine responses in heart failure patients, presented research findings at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago in March. The …
Faculty
Editorial appointments recognize research
Mel de Villiers, associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, has been selected to serve on the Editorial Board of Current Drug Discovery Technologies. He was also recently appointed as an Associate Editor for the …
Early detection can be key
Eva Vivian, associate professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and School of Pharmacy students raised awareness for youth diabetes by providing screenings for the first time at the annual Multicultural Health Fair as highlighted in …
Grant furthers work of halogen-containing pharmaceutical agents
The research of Weiping Tang, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, was awarded $50,000 from the American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund for his proposal, “Catalytic Enantioselective Halogenation of Olefins.” This proposal focuses on the …
David Mott elected a Fellow of the APhA
David Mott, Hammel/Sanders Distinguished Chair in Pharmacy Administration and associate professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was elected a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APHA-APRS). In …
Collaboration yields innovation in cancer research
Darin Furgeson, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and colleague Dr. Chris Brace, assistant scientist at the School of Medicine and Public Health and the College of Engineering, were awarded $70,000 from the University …
Kwon’s words make top ten list
An article co-authored by Glen Kwon, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is named fifth among the “ten most highly cited articles in 2007” by the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The article, “Amphiphilic Block Copolymers …
Bacteria offers a designer label
The bacteria research of Ben Shen, the Charles M. Johnson Chair in the School of Pharmacy and Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, may change the view of chemistry and chemotherapy and is highlighted in …
Study concludes that severe asthma may be different
The research work of Ron Sorkness, professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and colleagues from the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) has identified key physiological differences between severe and non-severe forms of the disease. The …
Carb chemistry garners sweet results
The sugar research work of Jon Thorson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and colleagues at the School of Pharmacy continues to gain recognition in both the drug development and discovery arenas as highlighted in …